Logicalis joins Green Grid
IT services specialist Logicalis is the latest organisation to become a member
of the Green Grid, a consortium of IT companies and professionals seeking to
lower the overall consumption of power in datacentres around the world.
Logicalis
unveils UK IT Environmental Board
Xeon power better than ever
Intel claims its quad-core Xeon processors have unprecedented performance and
energy efficiency. The X5365 is the first 3.0 GHz quad-core processor to fit
inside a standard 120 watt power envelope while the L5335 has a 2.0 GHz clock
speed in a 50 watt power envelope, said Intel.
Intel
left reeling at EC competition charges
Top carbon reduction tips
Version One has compiled its top 10 tips for businesses to reduce CO2 emissions.
The vendor launched its own Carbon Neutral Initiative in October 2006. The tips
include appointing a green executive increasing recycling and re-use and giving
the business a CO2 health check.
COA
snaps up Version One
Do we really want to change?
Nearly 80 per cent of people in the UK are worried about environmental damage,
but support for green taxes is only skin deep, according to a survey by
MacIntyre Hudson. The research said two-thirds believed green taxes set at
reasonable levels were a good idea, but few would change their lifestyles, even
if rises were quite high.
Global
ICT carbon emissions ‘unsustainable’
Datacentres powered by Sun
Sun Microsystems has unveiled four next-generation energy-efficient
datacentres in the UK, California and China that it claims will create a
sustainable IT infrastructure. At its new UK datacentre in Blackwater, Sun has
achieved an 80 per cent reduction in server and storage space footprint and
compressed 100 servers down to 80.
Sun
loses UK channel manager
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Linux goes green
IBM has launched its Big Green Linux initiative to help its clients further
integrate Linux into the enterprise as a way to reduce costs and energy
consumption by building cooler datacentres. The Big Green Linux initiative
supports Project Big Green, a broad commitment announced by IBM in May.
IBM
dominates supercomputer chart
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Focus on energy savings through fuel efficiency for homes and public and commercial buildings 04 Jul 2008
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